A rapid sensitive method has been developed for the detection and quantitation of poly(ethylene glycol) 300 (PEG 300) in long-chain free fatty acid mixtures that requires minimal sample preparation. The PEG 300 was separated from the free fatty acids by RP-HPLC using a water–tetrahydrofuran gradient. PEG and the free fatty acids were detected using evaporative light scattering detection. The minimum detectable level of PEG in a free fatty acid mixture was 0.0125%.